Wingate, N.C.----The Belmont Abbey College Crusaders avenged a home loss against the Bulldogs in February, prevailing 8-3 at Wingate University Tuesday night in NCAA Division II baseball action at Ron Christopher Stadium and Plyler Athletic Field. Belmont Abbey moves to 9-10 on the season, while the 'Dogs fall to 11-8 overall.

KEY STATS

- Belmont Abbey out-hit Wingate 11-8
- Each team had three extra-base hits; BAC had the lone homer
- The Crusaders left 11 on base; the 'Dogs stranded seven
- Belmont Abbey pitching had 15 strikeouts and one walk
- Wingate pitchers struck out 12 and walked four
- The Bulldogs committed three errors, adding four wild pitches and a passed ball while also hitting three batters
- BAC committed a pair of errors

KEY BULLDOGS

- McCann Mellett had a double and an RBI to lead the Wingate offense
- Zach Little also contributed a hit and an RBI
- Andrew Motsinger collected a hit, RBI and run scored
- Tyler Schneider had two hits and scored a run
- Ricky Clark and Hunter Dula also collected doubles for the 'Dogs
- Tommy McCollum threw three shutout innings, striking out three
- Riley Edwards struck out two in a shutout inning
- Nick Stegman worked a scoreless frame; Brody McCullough struck out three without allowing an earned run

THIRD INNING

- Mason Dodd got the Crusaders on the board with a two-run blast to right center
- Motsinger reached on an error to start the bottom of the frame
- He scored on Mellett's RBI double to make it 2-1

SEVENTH INNING

- Kale Rhame's RBI single put Belmont Abbey on top by two
- A Jason White RBI single and a wild pitch plated two more runs, making it 5-1
- Shneider led off the bottom of the frame with a single, then moved to third on Dula's double
- Motsinger's RBI single plated Schneider, while Little's sacrifice fly drove home Dula to make it 5-3

NINTH INNING

- An error and hit batsman put two on for Ben Sneider, who made it 6-3 with an RBI single
- A wild pitch and passed ball allowed two more runs to score, putting BAC on top by five

WRAPUP

- Sam Luchansky got the win, moving to 3-1 on the year
- He allowed two runs on five hits in five innings, striking out 10 and walking one
- David Nash took the loss, falling to 1-2, allowing two runs on three hits in three innings, striking out four

UP NEXT

- Wingate returns to action Friday, opening a three-game home series against Charleston (W.Va.)
- Game one is Friday night at 6 p.m., with single games scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday